Daniele Bennati took his third group sprint of this year’s Tour of Germany, perhaps reviving his long-dead claim to as heir to Il Re Leone. Levi Leipheimer maintained his 31 second gap on Jan Ullrich to take the overall. Leipheimer’s teammate David Rebellin extended his contract with Gerlosteiner for blah blah blah…let’s just cut to…
Month: August 2005
Hamilton wins Mount Washington – Rant
Man, how do I miss something like this? Tyler Hamilton, currently not doing any racing because it looks pretty convincing that he cheated by means of blood doping during last year’s Vuelta, won the Mount Washington Hillclimb this past Saturday. The race, which is independent of any cycling governing body, involves little of the traditional…
Pro Cycling News – Ullrich takes Stage, Ferrar takes USPRO
With his typical display of sound and fury signifying nothing, Jan Ullrich rumbled to a victory in today’s 8th stage of the Tour of Germany. American Bobby Julich was a close second at 11s, but the man in the driver’s seat was Julich’s compatriot Levi Leipheimer, who lost nearly a minute to the German underachiever,…
Pro Cycling News – Who from Where did What?
Iglinski, Maxim. Never heard of him? That’s probably because he’s been riding for Domina Vacanze, which hasn’t had the greatest season so far. But today, the 24-Kazakh (they’re everwhere, these days) hung tough with a nasty breakaway group containing Julich, Horner and Ballan (each ProTour winners at least once this season) among other notables, and…
Pro Cycling News – Benatti Makes It 2
Daniele Bennati of Lampre-Caffita roared to his second win of this year’s Tour of Germany, toasting Disco’s Roger Hammond and FdJ’s Baden Cooke in a group sprint. Levi Leipheimer maintained his lead, and not one single rider lost time today, though former GC leader Bram Tankink said “auf Wiedersehen” and failed to start today’s stage….
Pro Cycling News – American wins German Stage in Austria
Well, I guess we all should have guessed this would happen as soon as Jan Ullrich declared his intentions to win the Tour of Germany: an American (Levi L) riding with the help of a teammate (Georg Totchnig) put nearly a minute into the big German diesel on Stage 4, and took the yellow jersey….
Faux Pas of the Week – Rant
Ok, so no one who’s seen a pro race from Hinault’s fall to Armstrong’s ascendency would accuse cycling of being a particularly fashion-conscious sport. True, there have been some notable fashion scores, like La Vie Claire’s snazzy art-modern kit, or the classic understated lines of Team Bianchi, or the so-uncool-its-hip outfit of Skil-Moser. But taken…
Pro Cycling News – Benatti Takes a Stage, Tank Keeps Rolling.
At the Tour of Germany, pretty much the only show in town in European Pro Cycling at the moment, Lampre’s Danieli Benatti, once hailed as a the next Cipo, came off white-hot Filippo Pozzatto’s wheel to win the group sprint for Stage 3. Euskatel’s Unai Etxebarria animated early with a long attack, and can console…
Pro Cycling News – Hour Record, Pippo Rips It
Finally! Someone else has noticed that Boardman’s hour record has been smashed. And it only took a month. Still, you can count on the guys at Pez to pick up the overlooked-but-interesting. Some highlights of the report: Sosenka used 190mm custom cranks (just like Big Mig) and did not wear aerobooties (just like Eddy Merckx)….
Fizik Aliante Sport – Review
A stripped down model of the super-pimp Aliante this saddle might just only be available as an OEM part. No matter. It might be on a bike you want, it might turn up on Nashbar next month. It weighs 263g with Ti rails, cost is probably around $70 retail? Anyway, let’s get down to business…